prefabricating

verb

present participle of prefabricate
as in building

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  1. building
  2. constructing
  3. erecting
  4. fabricating
  5. assembling
  6. designing
  7. piecing
  8. manufacturing
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  • Room for Disagreement No matter what happens with Permian oil production, the region is set to see a windfall from the influx of hyperscale data centers, including an enormous one Chevron is building southwest of Midland.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The result is a growing chasm between how the people building AI think about its benefits and how ordinary Americans think about its costs.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of building
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  • For textile biotechnology companies, the service could provide access to industrial fermentation equipment without the upfront expense of constructing a dedicated facility.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, environmental activists have been demanding the cancellation of permissions given to AI data centers in Visakhapatnam, where Google is constructing its $15 billion project.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructing
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  • The figures highlight the structural reliance of US tech on China, and the difficulties of erecting a materials and software firewall against Beijing.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The authority will be erecting acoustic barriers and will send alerts for blasting and other disruptions.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of erecting
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  • She is accused of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and failing to stop and remain on scene of an accident involving death, the statement said.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Jeffrey Royer was an FBI agent from 1996 to 2001 and defrauded investors by falsely representing how their funds would be used and fabricating documents about their investments' performance, according to the district attorney's office.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of fabricating
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  • When DeSantis took office and began assembling his team, Florida faced the same cultural pressures as the rest of the country.
    — Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Those assumptions can be quite uncertain when designing an entirely new study.
    — Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This year’s homebrew showstopper could see its creator designing a licensed table for one of the industry’s major manufacturers by the following year’s show.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Those still piecing the picture together days after the disruption are deciding a week late, and their customers go elsewhere.
    — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Restoration specialist Andrew Ownbey is the man tasked with piecing it back together, and his approach has resulted in one building rising within another building, photos show.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of piecing
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  • Albany Engineered Composites has invested more than $36 million in manufacturing capabilities for hypersonic vehicles, solid rocket motors, and space systems, as the company expands production infrastructure for advanced high-temperature materials.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Fashion’s nature risks and dependencies are wide-reaching, from cotton harvests ravaged by drought and leather supply chains riddled with deforestation, to manufacturing hubs struggling with water scarcity and retail networks affected by flooding.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of manufacturing
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